Cardiff City set to snap-up 18-year-old Malaysian starlet Nazmi Faiz

Malaysian teenager Nazmi Faiz, who has been playing in Portugal, could be coming to Cardiff City for a trial spell.

Malaysian teenager Nazmi Faiz, who has been playing in Portugal, could be coming to Cardiff City for a trial spell.

Tan Sri Vincent Tan, Cardiff’s major investor, will be talking to manager Malky Mackay about Faiz, an 18-year-old highly rated in Malaysia.

He has been playing for SC Beira-Mar in Portugal, but has now signed a three-year contract for Malaysian club PKNS.

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“We will consider the idea seriously just like we have been doing with other Malaysian players,” says Tan.

“We have been opening up opportunities for them to gain something directly from Cardiff City.

“But, nevertheless, we have to look at this situation carefully before coming to a conclusion because we all know that the rules on work permits in Britain are strict. They are only given to players from nations ranked in the top 70 of the official Fifa rankings.

“There might be a need for Nazmi to play elsewhere in Europe before we can bring him over to Cardiff with a work permit.”

Malaysian international players Safee Sali, right, and Safiq Rahim have both had trial spells with the Bluebirds and Mackay is open to strengthening links between the two countries as part of the 1Malaysia-CardiffCity initiative.

Faiz first shot to prominence when he became the youngest player in the Malaysia Olympic squad for the South East Asia Games.

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